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BASIC TENETS OF ISLAM

the Qur'an. This is in order to, not only answer these
erroneous claims, but also to guide those guilty of them to
the true religion of Allah.
Everyone must acknowledge that Allah is One, there is no
deity but Him, and that nothing is comparable to Him; He is

free of any weaknesses. He encompasses everything, He is
the Owner of everything, He exercises His command over
creation at every moment, He is near to man, He has the
power to do anything, He is the Most Merciful, He is the Just,
He is the King of the Day of Judgment, He sees and hears
everything, and is the most sublime in attributes.

FAITH IN ALLAH FREE OF IDOLATRY

Have you seen him who has taken his whims and
desires to be his god? Will you then be his guardian?
(Surat al-Furqan: 43)
"Shirk," the word used for idolatry in Arabic means
"partnership/association." In the Qur'an, it refers to ascribing

associates to Allah, or deeming someone or something, called
idols or false-gods, worthy of worship beside or in addition
to Allah. Idolatry, though, is not limited to worshipping
totems or non-living beings. Because man's responsibility is
to serve his Creator, and to strive to earn His good pleasure
alone, his pursuit of any other goal is to ascribe worship to
something other than Allah. For instance, a person would be
guilty of idolatry if he were to seek the pleasure of people

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